How Ancient Glass Could Transport Life Between Planets

There's a rare material called Darwin Glass that Tasmanian Aboriginals have prized for centuries. And while it took Western researchers a while to figure out what it was and where it came from, once they got their heads around it, they were pretty stoked too. Because these glittery little rocks could be the key to a theory called panspermia, and tell us all about how life might get transported between planets. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going!   / scishow   Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: David Johnston, Martin Osorio, Cye Stoner, Kaitlyn O'Callaghan, Jp Lynch, kickinwasabi, Bethany Matthews, Chris Curry, Blood Doctor Kelly, Wesus, J.V. Rosenbalm, Marc Bendig, Alan Wong, Toyas Dhake, Spilmann Reed, Gizmo, Garrett Galloway, DrakoEsper , Friso, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Jaap Westera, Jeffrey Mckishen, Matt Curls, Eric Jensen, Chris Mackey, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Steve Gums, Alex Hackman, Kevin Knupp, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer, Joseph Ruf, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok:   / scishow   Twitter:   / scishow   Instagram:   / thescishow   Facebook:   / scishow   #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...